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by: Stephen King, Cory Doctorow, George R. R. Martin, Octavia E. Butler, Jonathan Lethem, Orson Scott Card, Gene Wolfe, Jack McDevitt, Tobias S. Buckell  List Price: $15.95 Amazon.com's Price: $10.85 You Save: $5.10 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.0876208 EAN: 9781597801058 Edition: Reprint ISBN: 1597801054 Label: Night Shade Books Manufacturer: Night Shade Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 352 Publication Date: January 15, 2008 Publisher: Night Shade Books Studio: Night Shade Books Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Famine, Death, War, and Pestilence: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the harbingers of Armageddon - these are our guides through the Wastelands... From the Book of Revelations to The Road Warrior; from A Canticle for Leibowitz to The Road, storytellers have long imagined the end of the world, weaving tales of catastrophe, chaos, and calamity. Gathering together the best post-apocalyptic literature of the last two decades from many of today's most renowned authors of speculative fiction, including George R.R. Martin, Gene Wolfe, Orson Scott Card, Carol Emshwiller, Jonathan Lethem, Octavia E. Butler, and Stephen King, Wastelands explores the scientific, psychological, and philosophical questions of what it means to remain human in the wake of Armageddon. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A few really good...and a lot of so-soThis was a collection of short stories all somehow themed around an apocalpyse - something has gone horribly wrong with the world. I picked it up after enjoying "Earth Abides" by George Stewart so much. Overall some of the stories were good, some not so good, but on the whole I definitely like longer books as opposed to short stories. I'd rather really get to know characters and see a story unfold than the short stereotypes that are given in this type of collection with the "catchy" ... Read More Rating: - Some really great stories, littered with...waste.This book has several/numerous great short stories that take a varied look at, well, the end of the world. Fans of the genre may enjoy reading this, but only if they don't mind short stories rather than elaborate stories...which was my biggest complaint about the book. Interspersed throughout the good stories are lots of little mindless stories - some of which seem like they could be "the first 3 pages of the sixth chapter of an entire book." It's not that some of these don't have "endings" ... Read More Rating:  - A fine collection of Apocalypse stories by great authorsWith anthologies, I normally list the Table Of Contents, however because it can be viewed by rolling your mouse over the second available image below the book picture, I won't list it. There are 22 stories in this collection, by such authors as Stephen King, George R.R. Martin, Orson Scott Card, Nancy Kress, and many more. Each story begins with a short paragraph of notes and achievements by each author. Religion, Armageddon, virus, plague, bombs, accidents, incidents, pollutants, natural disaster, ... Read More Rating: - A great collectionYou already know how these stories go, there's been enough "what happens after?" stories and movies. In fact, you've probably read some of these already. Still, it's a great collection. There's got to be a few stories here you haven't read yet, and after you're done with those, you can go back to the others and see how they compare. Rating: - Great anthology!Normally when I read an anthology, there are a few good stories, and quite a few bad ones. Wastelands is a true gem, with practically every story a winner! The authors are all top notch award winning authors, and these stories all have an interesting take on the apocalypse. Just about every story seems to be about 15-20 pages, and all of them will be page turners for you. As I read these tales, the themes reminded me of all the wonderful Twilight Zones episodes dealing with the apocalypse. 
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